Week 3, 2049

played in Denver, CO

63 degrees, fair, 14 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	0	7	9	-	23
Denver Broncos	10	6	0	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:05 DEN - Roberto Aguayo 48 field goal
1Q: 06:31 DEN - Stephen Evans 1 run (Roberto Aguayo extra point)
1Q: 02:05 NED - Wally Rivera 8 pass from Jonah Stenstrom (Francisco Howland extra point)
2Q: 08:44 DEN - Roberto Aguayo 47 field goal
2Q: 02:22 DEN - Roberto Aguayo 29 field goal
3Q: 03:32 NED - Joe Jelinek 4 pass from Jonah Stenstrom (Francisco Howland extra point)
4Q: 11:59 NED - Joe Jelinek 1 run (Francisco Howland extra point failed)
4Q: 04:30 DEN - Roberto Aguayo 43 field goal
4Q: 02:16 NED - Francisco Howland 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:05 DEN - Roberto Aguayo 48 field goal
1Q: 06:31 DEN - Stephen Evans 1 run (Roberto Aguayo extra point)
1Q: 02:05 NED - Wally Rivera 8 pass from Jonah Stenstrom (Francisco Howland extra point)
2Q: 08:44 DEN - Roberto Aguayo 47 field goal
2Q: 02:22 DEN - Roberto Aguayo 29 field goal
3Q: 03:32 NED - Joe Jelinek 4 pass from Jonah Stenstrom (Francisco Howland extra point)
4Q: 11:59 NED - Joe Jelinek 1 run (Francisco Howland extra point failed)
4Q: 04:30 DEN - Roberto Aguayo 43 field goal
4Q: 02:16 NED - Francisco Howland 42 field goal

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 3-0 2-1
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 303 303
- Offensive Plays 61 73
- Yards per Play 4.97 4.15
Net Rushing Yards 49 108
- Rushing Attempts 12 30
- Yards per Rush 4.08 3.60
Net Passing Yards 254 195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 28 - 1 41 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 267 209
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/13 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 5.18 4.53
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 7/48 8/65
Punt Returns/Yards 3/45 4/25
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 2/47
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 31
Time of Possession 26:56 33:04

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	3-0	2-1
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	303	303
- Offensive Plays	61	73
- Yards per Play	4.97	4.15
Net Rushing Yards	49	108
- Rushing Attempts	12	30
- Yards per Rush	4.08	3.60
Net Passing Yards	254	195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 28 - 1	41 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	267	209
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/13	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	5.18	4.53
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	7/48	8/65
Punt Returns/Yards	3/45	4/25
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	2/47
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 31
Time of Possession	26:56	33:04

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:58	1:40	OWN 29	3	-6	Punt
1	6:25	4:28	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	0:42	1:33	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
2	8:36	2:09	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	2:15	1:35	OWN 4	3	5	Punt
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 48	1	0	Half
3	15:00	1:40	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	8:34	5:08	OWN 1	12	99	Touchdown
3	1:51	1:06	OWN 45	3	-6	Punt
4	14:30	2:41	OPP 39	7	39	Touchdown
4	9:33	1:09	OWN 15	3	5	Punt
4	7:07	1:26	OWN 20	3	13	Interception
4	4:22	2:13	OWN 33	5	42	Field Goal
4	0:22	0:22	OPP 36	1	-2	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:02	OWN 20	7	49	Field Goal
1	9:18	2:53	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
1	1:57	1:15	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	14:09	5:33	OWN 17	10	53	Field Goal
2	6:27	4:12	OWN 43	9	45	Field Goal
2	0:40	0:30	OPP 41	3	0	Missed FG
3	13:20	4:46	OWN 24	10	34	Punt
3	3:26	1:35	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	0:45	1:15	OWN 16	3	1	Punt
4	11:49	2:16	OWN 27	5	13	Punt
4	8:24	1:17	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
4	5:41	1:19	OPP 28	3	2	Field Goal
4	2:09	1:47	OWN 25	8	11	Downs

Game MVP: Jonah Stenstrom, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Jelinek	7	26	3.71	13	1	1
Orlando McKeon	3	19	6.33	8	0	0
Jonah Stenstrom	2	4	2.00	6	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeremy West	16	48	3.00	10	1	0
Nicholas Simmons	7	51	7.29	21	3	0
Stephen Evans	6	4	0.67	2	0	1
Ramon Richardson	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jonah Stenstrom	46	28	267	3/13	2	36	1	82.4

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Nicholas Simmons	41	22	209	2/14	0	35	0	68.0

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Wally Rivera	6	10	58	9.67	25	29	1
WR Donte Hatcher	5	10	35	7.00	3	13	0
WR Will Fuller	5	9	48	9.60	22	25	0
WR Cornell Bridges	5	8	44	8.80	14	13	0
WR Alec Davila	3	4	68	22.67	52	36	0
RB Orlando McKeon	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Joe Jelinek	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	1
FB Darnell Gitlin	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Brock Diaz	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Zane Nichols	9	16	146	16.22	45	35
RB Jeremy West	5	7	10	2.00	11	10
WR Shaun Foster	3	9	31	10.33	15	15
TE B.J. Donaldson	2	4	6	3.00	2	3
TE Norman Falconer	2	2	9	4.50	4	5
WR Tristan Owens	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Antoine Evans	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Cory Navarro	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darien Sawyer	7	306	43.7	40.1	50	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kerry Sanders	6	295	49.2	38.3	58	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francisco Howland	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	2/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roberto Aguayo	4/5	3/4	0/1	48	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Henry Neimeyer	3	45	15.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shaun Foster	4	25	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joey Pressey	2	44	22.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Clough	2	47	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Leslie Plumb	9	3	0.0	29	43
OLB Chris Price	7	2	0.0	30	41
CB Skip MacMillan	6	0	0.0	15	34
CB Bart Wright	5	2	0.0	29	43
DT Emmett Flowers	4	0	0.0	18	24
CB Hunter Reynolds	3	2	0.0	30	42
OLB Jay Cooks	3	1	0.0	10	26
S Ezekiel Keck	3	1	0.0	16	8
OLB Daryl Garber	3	1	0.0	12	15
DE Dalton Buzzanca	2	0	1.0	24	35
S Lionel Franks	2	0	0.0	18	13
OLB Cameron Heise	2	0	0.0	8	8
DE Danny Shelton	1	1	1.0	25	37
S Riddick Clemons	1	1	0.0	2	1
WR Donte Hatcher	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Kaden Tubbs	1	0	0.0	14	31
DT Ezekiel Finch	0	1	0.0	17	28
DT Bert Danieles	0	1	0.0	17	16

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Earnest Luen	6	1	0.0	12	49
S Courtney Lamm	5	0	0.0	10	43
CB Dean Clough	4	0	1.0	12	49
ILB Roy Akaka	4	3	0.0	12	49
CB Cory Navarro	4	1	0.0	12	49
OLB Clifton Stamps	3	0	0.0	4	18
DE Shawn Covington	2	0	2.0	7	37
OLB David Fulcher	2	1	0.0	6	36
ILB Dalton Marsh	2	0	0.0	4	7
DT Arik Armstead	2	0	0.0	11	31
CB Nate Fox	2	0	0.0	8	36
DE Lenny Hamernik	2	0	0.0	7	32
DE Earl Sarfaty	1	0	0.0	5	12
DT Jerry Raaen	0	1	0.0	1	18
OLB Bryant Dawson	0	1	0.0	10	36

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dalton Buzzanca	1.0	1	1	1	35
DE Danny Shelton	1.0	0	1	0	37
DT Ezekiel Finch	0.0	1	2	0	28
DT Colby Coffey	0.0	0	1	0	27
ILB Leslie Plumb	0.0	0	1	0	43

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Shawn Covington	2.0	1	1	37
CB Dean Clough	1.0	0	0	49
DT Arik Armstead	0.0	2	3	31
DE Lenny Hamernik	0.0	2	2	32
OLB Bryant Dawson	0.0	2	0	36
DT Jerry Raaen	0.0	1	0	18
OLB David Fulcher	0.0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bart Wright	4	1	43
CB Skip MacMillan	4	0	34
OLB Jay Cooks	3	2	26
OLB Chris Price	3	2	41
S Lionel Franks	2	0	13
ILB Leslie Plumb	2	0	43
CB Hunter Reynolds	1	1	42
DE Dalton Buzzanca	1	0	35
OLB Kaden Tubbs	1	0	31
DT Bert Danieles	1	0	16
S Ezekiel Keck	0	1	8

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Earnest Luen	5	0	0	49
CB Cory Navarro	4	1	1	49
S Courtney Lamm	4	0	0	43
ILB Roy Akaka	3	2	0	49
CB Dean Clough	3	1	0	49
OLB Clifton Stamps	3	0	0	18
DT Arik Armstead	2	0	0	31
OLB David Fulcher	2	0	0	36
CB Nate Fox	1	2	0	36
DE Lenny Hamernik	1	0	0	32

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Tate	2	2	12	1	49
Thurman Kerr	1	5	12	0	49
Barry Fredrickson	1	1	12	1	49
Xavier Marschalk	1	1	12	0	49
Trenton Brahms	0	1	12	1	49

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Efrain Slusher	2	8	30	0	43
Hayden Yarbrough	2	3	30	1	43
Seth Lavoie	1	7	30	0	43
Joshua Garnett	1	2	30	0	43
B.J. Donaldson	1	1	26	0	37
Taylor Lewan	0	2	30	1	43

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Leslie Plumb	4	17
Riddick Clemons	1	30
J.T. Rice	1	11

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
David Fulcher	2	32
Dean Clough	2	18
Ramon Richardson	1	6

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Leslie Plumb	---	---	29	43	17	89
Hunter Reynolds	---	---	30	42	6	78
Bart Wright	---	---	29	43	5	77
Chris Price	---	---	30	41	5	76
Trenton Brahms	12	49	---	---	8	69
Barry Fredrickson	12	49	---	---	8	69
Dalton Buzzanca	---	---	24	35	5	64
Danny Shelton	---	---	25	37	2	64
Jonah Stenstrom	12	49	---	---	---	61
Xavier Marschalk	12	49	---	---	---	61
Steve Tate	12	49	---	---	---	61
Thurman Kerr	12	49	---	---	---	61
Donte Hatcher	9	39	---	---	12	60
Cornell Bridges	10	44	---	---	6	60
Skip MacMillan	---	---	15	34	5	54
Ezekiel Finch	---	---	17	28	9	54
Colby Coffey	---	---	15	27	10	52
Will Fuller	11	41	---	---	---	52
Wally Rivera	10	31	---	---	10	51
Kaden Tubbs	---	---	14	31	5	50
Daryl Garber	---	---	12	15	22	49
Orlando McKeon	3	20	---	---	25	48
Emmett Flowers	---	---	18	24	5	47
Joe Jelinek	9	32	---	---	---	41
Jay Cooks	---	---	10	26	3	39
Lionel Franks	---	---	18	13	5	36
Bert Danieles	---	---	17	16	1	34
Riddick Clemons	---	---	2	1	30	33
Alec Davila	2	14	---	---	17	33
Ezekiel Keck	---	---	16	8	5	29
Cameron Heise	---	---	8	8	10	26
Brock Diaz	0	6	---	---	17	23
J.T. Rice	1	3	---	---	11	15
Henry Neimeyer	2	6	---	---	6	14
Darnell Gitlin	3	9	---	---	2	14
Nicky Hironaka	---	---	1	1	10	12
Joey Pressey	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tommy Blanton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Walt Boyd	0	0	---	---	8	8
Benjamin Morrison	0	0	---	---	8	8
Darien Sawyer	0	0	---	---	7	7
Johnnie Van Kirk	0	0	---	---	5	5
Francisco Howland	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jorge Mayes	0	0	---	---	1	1
Derrick Warren	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donovan Fulton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Shaun Foster	28	42	---	---	18	88
Joshua Garnett	30	43	---	---	11	84
B.J. Donaldson	26	37	---	---	17	80
Dean Clough	---	---	12	49	18	79
Zane Nichols	24	37	---	---	16	77
Jeremy West	19	28	---	---	29	76
David Fulcher	---	---	6	36	32	74
Taylor Lewan	30	43	---	---	---	73
Nicholas Simmons	30	43	---	---	---	73
Seth Lavoie	30	43	---	---	---	73
Efrain Slusher	30	43	---	---	---	73
Hayden Yarbrough	30	43	---	---	---	73
Earnest Luen	---	---	12	49	2	63
Cory Navarro	---	---	12	49	1	62
Roy Akaka	---	---	12	49	1	62
Courtney Lamm	---	---	10	43	1	54
Nate Fox	---	---	8	36	9	53
Bryant Dawson	---	---	10	36	2	48
Shawn Covington	---	---	7	37	1	45
Ramon Richardson	20	18	---	---	6	44
Arik Armstead	---	---	11	31	---	42
Lenny Hamernik	---	---	7	32	3	42
Norman Falconer	3	11	---	---	19	33
Antoine Evans	13	18	---	---	---	31
Clifton Stamps	---	---	4	18	5	27
Dwayne Gardner	---	---	5	17	4	26
Tristan Owens	6	7	---	---	12	25
Earl Sarfaty	---	---	5	12	8	25
Stephen Evans	11	13	---	---	---	24
Dalton Marsh	---	---	4	7	11	22
Jerry Raaen	---	---	1	18	1	20
Barry Miller	0	2	---	---	15	17
Luke Lindsay	---	---	4	8	4	16
Melvin Kozak	---	---	0	2	11	13
Doug Stark	0	0	---	---	11	11
Donte Coble	0	0	---	---	11	11
Myles Pollock	0	0	---	---	11	11
Roberto Aguayo	0	0	---	---	11	11
Les Borders	0	0	---	---	11	11
Harvey Spencer	---	---	2	6	---	8
Kerry Sanders	0	0	---	---	6	6
Deion Reese	---	---	0	0	6	6
Bert Gagnon	---	---	0	4	1	5
Larry Stanton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Santiago Crawford	0	2	---	---	---	2
Frankie Blanchard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	3	3.0
Middle	7	32	4.6
Right	3	16	5.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	5	0.8
Middle	20	75	3.8
Right	4	28	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jonah Stenstrom	46	28	4	0	2	6	9	6	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Nicholas Simmons	41	22	3	2	2	7	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	50	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	16	119	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	98	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	23	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	63	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	62	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	61	10.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donte Hatcher	10	5	1	35	0	39
TE Wally Rivera	10	6	0	58	1	31
WR Will Fuller	9	5	0	48	1	41
WR Cornell Bridges	8	5	1	44	0	44
WR Alec Davila	4	3	0	68	2	14
RB Orlando McKeon	2	1	0	-1	0	20
RB Joe Jelinek	1	1	0	4	0	32
FB Darnell Gitlin	1	1	0	3	0	9
TE Brock Diaz	1	1	0	8	0	6

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Zane Nichols	16	9	1	146	3	37
WR Shaun Foster	9	3	0	31	0	42
RB Jeremy West	7	5	1	10	0	28
TE B.J. Donaldson	4	2	0	6	0	37
TE Norman Falconer	2	2	0	9	0	11
WR Antoine Evans	2	0	0	0	0	18
WR Tristan Owens	1	1	0	7	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Jelinek	2	4	2.00	3.71

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nicholas Simmons	1	-1	-1.00	7.29
Jeremy West	1	3	3.00	3.00
Stephen Evans	1	1	1.00	0.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jonah Stenstrom	5	3	18	3.60	5.80

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Nicholas Simmons	3	1	4	1.33	5.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Wally Rivera	3	1	8	2.67	5.80
RB Joe Jelinek	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Cornell Bridges	1	1	6	6.00	5.50

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Zane Nichols	2	0	0	0.00	9.13
WR Shaun Foster	1	1	4	4.00	3.44

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Orlando McKeon	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Jeremy West	3	1
Nicholas Simmons	1	1
Ramon Richardson	1	1
Stephen Evans	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jonah Stenstrom	11	8	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Nicholas Simmons	11	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donte Hatcher	2	1	0
TE Wally Rivera	2	2	2
WR Alec Davila	2	2	1
WR Will Fuller	2	2	1
RB Orlando McKeon	1	0	0
TE Brock Diaz	1	1	0
WR Cornell Bridges	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Zane Nichols	4	1	1
TE B.J. Donaldson	3	1	0
TE Norman Falconer	1	1	0
RB Jeremy West	1	1	0
WR Shaun Foster	1	0	0
WR Antoine Evans	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 76,100 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,500 (23,500)
End Zone 16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,900 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	76,100 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,500 (23,500)
End Zone	16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,900 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (2,600)